Hartford, Connecticut Economy Profile

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Hartford, Connecticut Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Hartford, Connecticut equals thirty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixteen. Government workers comprise fourteen point nine four percent of workers in Hartford, Connecticut. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up three point one one percent of Hartford, Connecticut labor force. There are 34 unpaid family workers in Hartford, Connecticut.

4.4% of population are involved in construction, eleven point five four percent are in manufacturing, and 2.58% are in wholesale trade. Ten point one five percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Hartford, Connecticut. 10.0% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Hartford, Connecticut.

fifty-six point nine one percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Hartford, Connecticut. 56.29% of Hartford, Connecticut workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point six eight percent of Hartford, Connecticut residents work at home. 18.55% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Hartford, Connecticut	%, Hartford, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	88,699		217,168,077
In labor force	50,478	56.91%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	50,431	56.86%	63.39%
- - Employed	42,402	47.8%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	8,029	9.05%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	15.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	47	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	38,221	43.09%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	47,774	53.86%	51.66%
In labor force	25,748	29.03%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	25,739	29.02%	29.65%
- - Employed	21,760	24.53%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	11,065	12.47%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	6,946		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	41,009		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	23,084	56.29%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	6,746	16.45%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	7,609	18.55%	4.73%
Walked	2,374	5.79%	2.93%
Other means	507	1.24%	1.19%
Worked at home	689	1.68%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	24.2	0.06%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	42,402		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	9,159	21.6%	33.65%
Service occupations	11,230	26.48%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	11,779	27.78%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	159	0.37%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	2,892	6.82%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	7,183	16.94%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	227	0.54%	1.87%
Construction	1,867	4.4%	6.78%
Manufacturing	4,895	11.54%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,096	2.58%	3.6%
Retail trade	4,194	9.89%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,113	4.98%	5.2%
Information	1,090	2.57%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	4,345	10.25%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	4,305	10.15%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	9,352	22.06%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	4,241	10.0%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	2,404	5.67%	4.87%
Public administration	2,273	5.36%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	34,716	81.87%	78.47%
Government workers	6,334	14.94%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,318	3.11%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	34	0.08%	0.31%

	Hartford, Connecticut	%, Hartford, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	45,036		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	10,524	23.37%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,560	10.13%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	7,549	16.76%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,246	13.87%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,559	14.56%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,567	12.36%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,210	4.91%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,112	2.47%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	284	0.63%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	425	0.94%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	24,820		41,994
With earnings	32,792	36.97%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	38,224		56,604
With Social Security income	10,504	11.84%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,023		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,782	5.39%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,916		6,320
With public assistance income	7,055	7.95%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,520		3,032
With retirement income	5,174	5.83%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,346		17,376
Families	27,453		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	5,298	19.3%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,689	9.79%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,829	17.59%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,708	13.51%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,204	15.31%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,952	14.4%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,525	5.55%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	765	2.79%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	211	0.77%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	272	0.99%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	27,051		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	13,428		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	28,444		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,131		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	7,748		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	6,522	84.18%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	3,175	40.98%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	5,535		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	4,990	90.15%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,433	43.96%	42.27%
Individuals	35,741		33,899,812
18 years and over	21,040	58.87%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,575	7.2%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	14,512	40.6%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	10,395	29.08%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	8,800	24.62%	31.63%

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